1. A candidate seeking admission to a higher research degree must have pursued outstanding research in the concerned discipline and obtained the minimum qualifications required for admission as mentioned below: (i) Must have obtained a Ph. D. or an equivalent degree from this University or any other recognized University, in the concerned discipline, at least 3 (three) years prior to the date of application. (ii) Must have made significant contribution to research in the concerned discipline as evidenced by research publications in refereed journals.
2. Once a candidate has been provisionally admitted by the program for higher research degree, he/she shall be required to pay the fees as prescribed by the University. Payment of fees will complete the process of admission. The period of registration shall count from the date of receipt of fees by the University. 
3. The candidate will be finally enrolled as a research scholar for higher research degree after the completion of the aforesaid requisites and submission of original migration certificate.
4. The minimum time span for the submission of the thesis by the research scholar will be three years from the date of admission. The maximum period shall be five years. 
5. In case, the scholar is not able to submit thesis within the prescribed time limit, he/she may apply for extension of the period to the Vice-Chancellor, through the Advisor and Dean of the Faculty. The Vice-Chancellor may grant an extension to a maximum period of two years. 
6. In case the scholar is not able to submit the thesis within the prescribed or the extended period, his/her enrollment as a scholar will be cancelled. 
7. No research scholar shall join any other courses of study or appear at any other examination conducted by a University or a public body.

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Examination fee is to be paid at the time of submission of the thesis